Marlaina Cockcroft

Book challenges overwhelm members seeking to follow library policy and address other district issues.

Librarians responding to our 2024 Transitional Books Survey had a lot to say about their favorite series. Here's why "Fly Guy," "Mercy Watson," and others stand out to them. 

Early chapter books? Easy readers? Whatever you call them, transitional books are key for young students, librarians say.

With budgets mostly flat, book challenges and rising costs pose hurdles for school librarians.

When kids read engaging stories about math, they learn to love it. That’s the idea behind the Mathical Collection Development Awards, and school librarians who have received the award say that’s exactly what happens.

Children are eager listeners—of audiobooks, according to a new Library Journal / School Library Journal survey. Libraries are keeping up with the demand as formats evolve.

If graphic novels are flying off the shelves at your library, that reflects a remarkable trend: The format’s popularity has shot up at over 90 percent of school libraries in the last few years, according to a new SLJ survey.

Thirty percent of challenges led to a book’s removal in 2023. And while 34 percent of librarians who experienced challenges have considered leaving the profession, 65 percent are motivated to fight censorship.

School libraries are focusing less on technology since the pandemic. But AI and its role in education are top of mind, our latest survey shows.